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Michael Longley funeral: Poets and politicians gather for writer who ‘touched the soul and imagination of many’ irishtimes.com/culture/books/…
Playing with poems - writing poetry for children rte.ie/culture/2024/1…
Sad, sad news. Dorothy Allison #RIP
RIP Dorothy Allison. I taught with her at @Tin_House & she was full of warmth and ferocity - w/ a Janis Joplin howl to her voice. '"Fiction never exceeds the reach of the writer's courage. The best fiction comes from the place where the terror hides, the edge of our worst stuff."
“Oh...the pain of the sleeplessness, or the pain of the fear of sleep, & with such unknown horror as it has for me! How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.” Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker - author of the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. Personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End's Lyceum Theatre.
“The question of style isn’t just about sentence construction.” —Joseph O’Neill The author’s latest book, “Godwin” (@PantheonBooks), explores Western masculinity. bombmagazine.org/articles/2024/…
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@WeLoveDonegal @poetrylovers @govisitdonegal @poetryireland @IrishLitTimes @artscouncil_ie @donegalcouncil @DscoverBundoran Final few poems from Francis Harvey - 10th anniversary of his death (13 April 1925-07 November 2014) Hope you enjoy my selections over the past three days.
"Poetry is just the evidence of life" always loved this quote from the great man.
Thanks to @Paddyrun1 for reminding us that today is the 10th anniversary of Francis Harvey's death. One of my favourite poets it has to be said.
@artscouncil_ie @poetryireland @welovedonegal @IrishLitTimes @poetrylovers Two more for today from Francis Harvey - 10th anniversary of his death (13 April 1925 - 07 November 2014)
Remembering Leonard Cohen who died on this day 2016. "The only moment that you can live here comfortably in these absolutely irreconcilable conflicts is in this moment when you embrace it all and you say 'Look, I don't understand a fucking thing at all - Hallelujah!"
A 15th-century history manuscript written on a mixture of paper and parchment, with a fairly unconvincing doodle of a distinguished-looking chap.
Kind of scary/excited to be writing this; I will be available for Freelance Theatre Producing from start of 2025. I have a lot of experience working at fringe and studio scale work across UK/Ireland and am available to make shit happen with you.
Working on 'Waiting For Godot' right now makes this hit all the harder. This morning I couldn't eat for fear of being ill. Over our two-show day, a show about resilience, I was reminded of the reasons we go on. #WaitingForGodot #theatre #SamuelBeckett
This gets at something very sad and important
"They're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs" proved a more effective message than "Let me help you buy your first house."